(4029) Bridges Main-belt Asteroid

Discovered on 24 May 1982 by Shoemaker, C. S., Bus, S. J. at Palomar.

Where Bridges is today

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Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Bridges is 2.23 au from the Sun and 2.84 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.

Facts

Number4029
Provisional designation1982 KC1
Orbit classMain-belt Asteroid
Diameter7.43 km (#7,169 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size)
Albedo0.265
Rotation period3.57 hours
Absolute magnitude (H)12.86
Orbital period4.02 years
Semi-major axis2.53 au
Perihelion – aphelion2.20 – 2.85 au
Eccentricity0.130
Inclination5.43°
Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID)1.19 au

Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.

Also discovered on 24 May 1982

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